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Original artwork with elements of collage. This piece is part of the ongoing series 'Hiraeth' in which I try to process the feeling of nostalgia.
Size of the artwork: 80x60x2 cm
This painting was part of 'The Resilient Self II" exhibition in Espacio Gallery, London in October 2020.
Shipped ready to hang in a wooden shadow-box frame of natural color.

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Artist Statement:
Hiraeth – a word that at once signifies homesickness, nostalgia, and grief caused by the yearning for a place you can no longer return to. This multi-layered Welsh word fully embodies the spirit of my project.

For this series of mixed media paintings, I have chosen to incorporate elements of paper collage intertwined with traditional painting. The ‘cutouts’ are sourced from paintings of old masters, antique illustrations, and found vintage photos - the perfect metaphor for “memory”. By cooperating with painters and photographers through the time I am searching for answers to questions - are memories best left untouched, a perfect record of the past? Or are they something to be part of our present?

Tags:
#collage #tree #anthropomorphic #child #birds #surrealism #quirky #chair #naive art #roots 
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Nine Years of Silence (2021) Mixed-media painting
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Original artwork with elements of collage. This piece is part of the ongoing series 'Hiraeth' in which I try to process the feeling of nostalgia.
Size of the artwork: 80x60x2 cm
This painting was part of 'The Resilient Self II" exhibition in Espacio Gallery, London in October 2020.
Shipped ready to hang in a wooden shadow-box frame of natural color.

Please mind: Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply.

Artist Statement:
Hiraeth – a word that at once signifies homesickness, nostalgia, and grief caused by the yearning for a place you can no longer return to. This multi-layered Welsh word fully embodies the spirit of my project.

For this series of mixed media paintings, I have chosen to incorporate elements of paper collage intertwined with traditional painting. The ‘cutouts’ are sourced from paintings of old masters, antique illustrations, and found vintage photos - the perfect metaphor for “memory”. By cooperating with painters and photographers through the time I am searching for answers to questions - are memories best left untouched, a perfect record of the past? Or are they something to be part of our present?

Tags:
#collage #tree #anthropomorphic #child #birds #surrealism #quirky #chair #naive art #roots 
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Ayna Paisley is a 35-year-old artist based in Maine, USA. She has been painting professionally and selling her work for nearly a decade. Before moving to the U. S. ,... Read more

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